1962 Avensa Fairchild F-27 accident

1962 aviation accident April 2026 1962 Avensa Fairchild F-27 accident Accident Avensa was de eerste maatschappij in Latijns-Amerika met een Fairchild F-27 (2161 026998).jpg YV-C-EVH, the aircraft involved in the crash 25 February 1962 Controlled flight into terrain Margarita Island, Venezuela 10 59 N 63 56 W inline,title Fairchild F-27 Avensa YV-C-EVH Porlamar Airport, Margarita Island, Venezuela Cumaná Airport 20 3 0 23 0 The 1962 Avensa Fairchild F-27 accident occurred on 25 February 1962 when a Fairchild F-27 twin-engined turboprop airliner registered YV-C-EVH of Avensa crashed into San Juan mountain on Venezuelas Margarita Island in the Caribbean Sea. All 20 passengers and three crew were killed. Accident The F-27 was on a scheduled flight from Porlamar Airport to Cumaná Airport, when a few minutes after departure from Portamar, the aircraft impacted San Juan Mountain and was destroyed. Aircraft The aircraft, a Fairchild F-27 twin-engined turboprop airliner had been built in the United States in 1958 and delivered new to Avensa on 18 September 1958. References Citations Civil Aviation Authority 1974, p. 5/62 Eastwood 1991, p. 217 Bibliography World Accident Summary Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom) 1974 0-903083-44-2 Eastwood Tony John Roach Turbo Prop Airliner Production List The Aviation Hobby Shop 1991 0-907178-32-4 Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving the Fairchild F-27 Category:Airliner accidents and incidents involving controlled flight into terrain Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 1962 Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in Venezuela Category:Avensa accidents and incidents Category:February 1962 in South America Category:1962 disasters in Venezuela Category:1962 in Venezuela